Do certain character traits lead to longevity? Dr. Howard Friedman’s The Longevity Project offers surprising findings.

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Are some people more vulnerable to cults thank others? Here’s one person’s take on why she was an easy victim.

“Here was this cute guy who was four years older than me who felt he could confide in me. When he talked I realized he had many of the same questions about life that I had, but unlike me he seemed to have the answers.”

Lisa was diagnosed with clinical depression and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome) a few years ago, shortly after she left the cult. She doesn’t however feel the cult caused her mental illness, she feels that her mental illness was the reason she ended up in the cult in the first place.